{"title":"Development of the National Cardiovascular Information System (NCIS) in Ireland","authors":"M. R. Flynn, M. Lonergan, P. Kearney, E. Shelley","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.48","url":null,"abstract":"The National Cardiovascular Information System (NCIS) is described as a series of integrated cardiology care registers designed to collect data on the clinical care of patients with cardiac disease in acute hospitals in Ireland. The aim of this paper is to provide information on the National Cardiovascular Information System (NCIS), including the background to the development of the system and to outline the proposals for the future development of the system.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115963734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas M. Keane, Andrew J. Page, J. McInerney, T. Naughton
{"title":"A high-throughput bioinformatics distributed computing platform","authors":"Thomas M. Keane, Andrew J. Page, J. McInerney, T. Naughton","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.11","url":null,"abstract":"In the past number of years the demand for high performance computing has greatly increased in the area of bioinformatics. The huge increase in size of many genomic databases has meant that many common tasks in bioinformatics are not possible to complete in a reasonable amount of time on a single processor. Recently distributed computing has emerged as an inexpensive alternative to dedicated parallel computing. We have developed a general-purpose distributed computing platform that is capable of using semi-idle computing resources to simulate a dedicated computing cluster. We have identified the suitability of a number of bioinformatics tasks to distributed computing. We briefly outline and evaluate two distributed bioinformatics programs, DSEARCH and DPRml, which have been developed for our system.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116879202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André G. R. Balan, A. Traina, C. Traina, P. M. A. Marques
{"title":"Fractal analysis of image textures for indexing and retrieval by content","authors":"André G. R. Balan, A. Traina, C. Traina, P. M. A. Marques","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.54","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes the use of fractal analysis as a means to discriminate textured segmented regions of medical images. We show that the use of the fractals can boost the representation level of traditional image features allowing high rates of precision when answering similarity queries over images employing a variance weighted Manhattan distance. The cost to compute the fractal measurements is linear on the image size, what makes their use a suitable choice for large sets of images.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117083255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DICOM-X - seamless integration of medical images into the EHR","authors":"B. Jung","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.49","url":null,"abstract":"Since its first recommendation by the World-Wide-Web Consortium (W3C) in 1998, the extensible markup language (XML) has had an enormous impact in the IT world. To date, many formerly proprietary data structures have been converted, using existing and well established semantic structures to act in concert with the ubiquitously accessible and processable XML syntax. However, the real power of XML and it's family of specifications is still often underestimated and not completely utilized. XML syntax provides a solid foundation for interoperability and data integration but could be perceived as ordinary without the 'sparks' of further processing capabilities! This paper describes how the XML family of specifications can make a true difference in seamlessly integrating medical images into the electronic health record (EHR). Converting DICOMs proprietary syntax into XML was just the beginning.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125646092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel approach to extract sublingual vein from color image","authors":"Kuanquan Wang, Zifei Yan, Henggui Zhang","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.15","url":null,"abstract":"Characteristics of tongue pose the most important information for traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. So far, extensive studies have been made on extracting tongue surface features, but rarely refer to sublingual vein that is also diagnostically important. This paper presents a novel approach to extract spatial characteristics of sublingual vein based on the HSI color space using the H and S components. Sublingual vein structures have been successfully mapped for 113 out of 150 patients and healthy subjects.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125066989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Geddes, S. Lloyd, A. Simpson, M. Rossor, Nick C Fox, D. Hill, J. Hajnal, S. Lawrie, A. McIntosh, E. Johnstone, J. Wardlaw, D. Perry, R. Procter, P. Bath, E. Bullmore
{"title":"NeuroGrid: using grid technology to advance neuroscience","authors":"J. Geddes, S. Lloyd, A. Simpson, M. Rossor, Nick C Fox, D. Hill, J. Hajnal, S. Lawrie, A. McIntosh, E. Johnstone, J. Wardlaw, D. Perry, R. Procter, P. Bath, E. Bullmore","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.76","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.76","url":null,"abstract":"Large-scale clinical studies in neuro-imaging are hampered by several factors including variances in acquisition techniques, quality assurance and access to remote datasets. The Neurogrid project will build on the experience of other UK e-science projects to assemble a grid infrastructure, and apply this to three exemplar areas: stroke, dementia and psychosis, to conduct collaborative neuroscience research.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133736327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How does gas discharge visualization technique assess a body? Emerging models of energy and control in biophysics and physiology","authors":"Berney Williams","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.65","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents emerging models of physiological control and energy economies in biophysics and biochemistry, to explore possible mechanisms by which gas discharge visualization technique can assess physiological states in conventional and complementary medical analysis, and to propose research questions focused on such possible mechanisms. A central concept in these emerging models is the storage of coherent energy as both coordination and control in resonant information channels and as immediately available energy for work in organs and tissues.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"309 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116117660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using social integrity constraints for on-the-fly compliance verification of medical protocols","authors":"A. Ciampolini, P. Mello, M. Montali, S. Storari","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.102","url":null,"abstract":"We propose to adopt a formalism, based on social integrity constraints (ICs), for specifying social interactions between actors involved in a guideline. ICs allow us to represent interaction protocols using a logic formalism and to perform an on-the-fly verification of the protocol's application compliance, based on an abductive proof procedure which operates on relevant events occurred during its application. The paper presents the results of a first trial performed on a microbiological clinical guideline which exploits the potentialities of the formalism in representing and verifying the compliance to medical guidelines.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123678516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Maroulis, M. Savelonas, S. Karkanis, Dimitrios K. Iakovidis, N. Dimitropoulos
{"title":"Computer-aided thyroid nodule detection in ultrasound images","authors":"D. Maroulis, M. Savelonas, S. Karkanis, Dimitrios K. Iakovidis, N. Dimitropoulos","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.44","url":null,"abstract":"Nodular thyroid disease is a frequent occurrence in clinical practice and it is associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer and hyperfunction. In this paper we propose a novel method for computer-aided detection of thyroid nodules in ultrasound (US) images. The proposed method is based on a level-set image segmentation approach that takes into account the inhomogeneity of the US images. This novel method was experimentally evaluated using US images acquired from 35 patients. The results show that the proposed method achieves more accurate delineation of the thyroid nodules in the US images and faster convergence than other relevant methods.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124748776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofiane Sarni, Anderson Maciel, R. Boulic, D. Thalmann
{"title":"A spreadsheet framework for visual exploration of biomedical datasets","authors":"Sofiane Sarni, Anderson Maciel, R. Boulic, D. Thalmann","doi":"10.1109/CBMS.2005.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.19","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present our spreadsheet framework, which uses a spreadsheet-like interface for exploring biomedical datasets. The principles and advantages of this class of visualization systems are illustrated, and a case study for the analysis of hip joint congruity is presented. Throughout this use case, we see how end users can compare different datasets, apply parallel operations on data, create analysis templates, and how this helps them in the exploration process.","PeriodicalId":119367,"journal":{"name":"18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'05)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129109529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}